Erislandy Lara’s move to the middleweight division might not last long. Unless he is offered a high-profile fight for a substantial purse at the 160-pound limit, Lara likely will move back down to the junior middleweight division for his next fight. The 38-year-old Lara technically became a two-weight world champion Saturday night, when he knocked
Month: May 2021
Posted on 05/04/2021 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will indeed be fighting on Saturday night at [email protected] Stadium in Texas. Saunders’ father claimed the fight was off on Tuesday due to a disagreement over the size of the ring. Team Canelo wanted a larger ring, as their fighter clearly intends to
5:22 PM ET The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis. At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of
Pre-order #RuizArreola—May 1st on FOX Sports PPV—for $49.99: http://pbcham.ps/RuizArreolaPPV5 Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and veteran contender Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola take to the stage in their final press conference before their heavyweight showdown on Saturday, May 1, 2021, live on FOX Sports PPV. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN
Willo Hayden is the newest addition to Frank Warren’s stable of fighters. He discusses sparring with Conor McGregor and the Notorious recommending him to Frank Warren as well as calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom How you rate Billy Joe Saunders’ chances of defeating Canelo Alvarez on Saturday? Dave ColdwellLeading trainerBilly’s got the style and the ability to cause Canelo some serious problems and is historically his nightmare sort of style. Do I think he’s going to be able to keep him off down the stretch and
Opinion Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Picking out the 10 finest victories of Billy Joe Saunders’ career so far DAVID LEMIEUX (UD 12 – DEC 2017)Fighting on hostile ground in Canada, Saunders put on a beautiful exhibition of boxing to completely outclass the big-punching Lemieux. The near-flawless performance was replete with showboating and slick skills aplenty. ANDY
Of all the parties who have distanced themselves from Felix Verdejo, his career-long promoter has yet to completely sever ties with the boxer. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has revealed that Top Rank will continue to keep Verdejo under contract as he remains in jail while awaiting trial on charges of murder, kidnapping and
Posted on 05/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 35, Jorge Linares is still a fairly young man. However, in terms of boxing, he’s viewed as an ancient fighter. The former multiple division champion still considers himself at the top of his game though, even as he reaches the twilight of his career. Currently,
4:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Even the first official event for Saturday’s super middleweight unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders wasn’t immune to controversy. Saunders did not show for a press event and arrival photos on Tuesday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. His father, Tom, told ESPN that Saunders was
DiBella Entertainment announced the signing of amateur star Mikiah Kreps (1-0, 1 KO as a pro) on Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Niagara Falls, New York, is a two-time winner of the National Golden Gloves tournament (2014, 2019), and received a bronze medal at the 2019 AIBA World Championships. Kreps is managed by Jamel Herring and
WBO super middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders, and his father Tom Saunders, have created quite a stir with the scheduled unification against WBC, WBA champion Saul “Canelo’ Alvarez. The fight is scheduled to take place on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Saunders and his father are not happy with the selection
Posted on 05/04/2021 By: Sean Crose “Fight’s off.” That’s what Billy Joe Saunders’ father, Tom Saunders, says on a video posted today by iFL TV. With Tom Watts, Saunders’ manager, sitting beside him, the elder Saunders appears quite serious, though it’s hard to tell if he is or isn’t using the video as a way
5:45 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Billy Joe Saunders is hoping Saturday’s fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez does not end in controversy after learning there will not be a British
With Billy Joe Saunders threatening to withdraw from his fight with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday if he’s forced to fight in a 20-foot ring, we’ve either got a pretty familiar situation of fight week nonsense drama meant to draw late attention to the fact that a fight is happening on Saturday, or we might possibly
News John Ryder flies out to Dallas tomorrow ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez at short notice if Billy Joe Saunders does withdraw from the contest, reports John Dennen JOHN RYDER is flying out to Dallas tomorrow (Wednesday) and is ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, if Billy Joe
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson ‘I want to win this so badly.’ In his own words Billy Joe Saunders looks forward to the Canelo fight I DON’T give a s**t about Canelo. Not two s**ts. For me, in my own brain, I look and I think. I’ve planned this out in my own
Canelo Alvarez has become a mentor and played a big-brother role for Ryan Garcia over the last two years. Once the rising lightweight star switched camps to San Diego to train with Eddy Reynoso, the two quickly hit it off and developed a bond. Garcia has been going through some uneven times of late. The
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